Claire Wortley
Getting to know your inner critic.
Do you find that the minute you commit to a new task or job an inner voice chooses to tell you all the reasons why you won't succeed?
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Claire Wortley
May 111 min read
Breaking an Anxiety Cycle.
“Within the cycle of anxiety, the joy of being alive is lost. Our world gets smaller and smaller.”
— Jennifer Shannon
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Claire Wortley
Dec 20, 20237 min read
Anxiety: How to take back control now!
Having struggled for years with anxiety disorders and panic disorder, I know what anxiety feels like.
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Claire Wortley
Nov 23, 202310 min read
Just keep taking the tablets!
I did what the doctors told me. I took the tablets and saw a therapist but still the anxiety plagued me.
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Claire Wortley
Feb 11, 20232 min read
Can you accept your anxiety?
Is accepting anxiety possible?
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Claire Wortley
Jan 7, 20231 min read
The Importance of a good hug.
what do hugs mean to you?
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Claire Wortley
Nov 19, 20225 min read
Do you have all the answers?
Let me take you back about 18 years. I was only a few years into a marriage and had relocated to Buckinghamshire. My friends and family...
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Claire Wortley
Oct 21, 20225 min read
Claire's Chair - come take a seat.
Training to heal It was over 11 years ago that I decided that maybe my path to wellness involved training to be a counsellor. I thought...
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Claire Wortley
Jun 12, 20223 min read
Me, a Mental Health First Aider?!
A what? To be honest I knew very little about the role of a Mental Health First Aider. When the role first started to appear I assumed...
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Claire Wortley
Apr 12, 20221 min read
Who is Maureen?
Maureen is an older lady who has her own opinions on just about everything. She posts videos on my Tiktok account '@claires_chair' trying...
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Claire Wortley
Feb 12, 20223 min read
Are you STILL going on about Mental Health?
'Are you hoping it will make you famous or something? Why do you think people want to hear what you have to say? You are nothing...
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Claire Wortley
Jan 2, 20223 min read
What does 2022 mean to you?
What do you think 2022 will mean to you?
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Claire Wortley
Dec 24, 20211 min read
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all. I am well aware that for many people Christmas is not a happy time. For those of you who are sad or...
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Claire Wortley
Oct 17, 20214 min read
The Wrong Shoes
Correctly fitting shoes have always been a must for me. I have very little tolerance when it comes to ill-fitting shoes. Spending hours,...
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Claire Wortley
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Tick, tock. It was just a matter of time before I joined Tiktok.
What with work and HRT I've been a tad busy but I'm never far away. Things are settling down and soon I hope to be my organised self...
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Claire Wortley
Jul 30, 20215 min read
Mood Manager Entries
So this week has been a week of major Mood manager entries so I shall share a couple with you...
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Claire Wortley
Jun 24, 20214 min read
Antidepressants or HRT? What has worked for me.
To be honest my description above is all I knew about the 'Change', that was until I started to feel like I no longer knew my own body...
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Claire Wortley
Apr 8, 20213 min read
Most Vulnerable
As the afternoon turned into evening my commentary began....
That's the doctors closing.
That's the pharmacy shut.
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Claire Wortley
Jan 16, 20214 min read
Mental Health is more than just a hashtag!
It's been a while since my last blog and that's because I have been busy with some new projects. One new project shall remain a secret...
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Claire Wortley
Nov 14, 20209 min read
Postnatal Depression 1995
I'm gonna be a good Mum. I've read tons of books and have so much love to give what could possibly go wrong? Within hours of giving birth...
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